Upsurge

UPSURGE blends contemporary realism, psychological fantasy, politics, and science fiction in telling of a visionary scientist, his pregnant wife (a school teacher and former actress), and their teenaged daughter, whose dreams and fears about the world's future lead her to become trapped in a hidden, fantastic, and frightening place. "a wholly original science fiction drama of unparalleled vision and a blueprint for a more humane future" -Lucille Lang Day, Author, INFINITIES and WILD ONE"UPSURGE brings real family dynamics and real politics together in great science fiction." -Prof. Eric R. A. N. Smith, University of California, Santa Barbara Author, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND PUBLIC OPINION "Teton's characters and their emotional complexities are so firmly established early on that by the time readers are transported to his dizzying alternate realities, we're hooked "-Debo Kotun, Producer, Pacifica Radio Network; Author, ABIKU "a great, evocative, thought-provoking book an engaging and personal drama that takes us on a voyage of inner discovery" -Prof. Tyler Volk, New York University; Author, GAIA'S BODY: TOWARD A PHYSIOLOGY OF EARTH "At once a sci-fi fantasy and a thoroughly engrossing love story " -Prof. Janet Poppendieck, City College of New York; Author, SWEET CHARITY?